Teacher Education Grade Specific at Furman University

If you plan to study teacher education grade specific, take a look at what Furman University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 grade specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Furman.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

Furman Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Furman Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at Furman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at Furman is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	45
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	389
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	477
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	820
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	844
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	875
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	927

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from Furman. This makes it the #478 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Furman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Furman University.

Furman Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from Furman in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at Furman are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its grade specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Furman University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Furman Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 grade specific ed majors earned their master's degree from Furman. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from Furman, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Furman University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Furman also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

If you plan to be a grade specific ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Furman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Development & Methodology	12
Elementary Education	9
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	8

Related Majors

• Special Education
• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Educational Administration

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers	22,530	$51,240
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Middle School Teachers	8,360	$52,520
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	3,310	$42,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.